We're moving!

HERE!!

We decided it was time for a change.

All of the content of this blog will be left as archives and the new blog will be updated with manufacturer links and so much more!

And you can leave a comment on the new blog for a chance to win those CHA freebies we've been dangling in front of you for over a week now. :)

What a day!

We had an earthquake.

A fairly big one.

5.4.

Wow!

I was all set to update the blog with the winner of the October Afternoon Contest and then BAM!

Just like Emeril, the building shakes.

Some of you know, I work a full-time, 40 hour a week job on top of running this business. So it was an eventful day at work - to say the least. We spent the afternoon discussing things. This was after all of the excitement.

We watched MSNBC all day, we kept trying to get the phones to work. Land Lines and Cell Phones were down most of the afternoon and when service was up, it was spotty.

My family is pretty good about a phone tree. I call my mom and my mom has pretty much called the rest of the family in the 30 seconds it took me to call her. There, thats the phone tree.

Anyway, the winner of the OA Contest is.................

Laura Reyes - 'Just Having Fun' Mini

Congratulations Laura! As soon as we get in the new OA Papers, they will be in the mail to you.

You can see more of her Mini Book HERE.

As always, we have a hard time choosing just ONE person to win. You guys are awesome!

So there is a little something for the creator of "apple cheeks" as well. Wendy, send me your address and I will get something in the mail for you.

And we have a surprise later in the week. This will coincide with the giveaways from CHA so stay tuned.......

Condensed Update

Here it is in a nutshell.

All of our pictures have been uploaded to the blog. Each manufacturer is broken down into its own post. Scroll down to see all of the wonderful pictures!

All of this wonderful product will be rolling in over the next few months - starting this week! In fact, we received out first shipment today. Jenni Bowlin's new release is here. The new Victoria line, mini Bingo cards and 4x4 chipboard albums.

All of these pictures will be posted in the CHA Gallery as well.

The October Afternoon Contest ends tomorrow at Midnight (7/27/08). Hurry up and submit your projects, layouts, cards etc for a chance to win the Hometown line when it arrives. It is supposed to ship August 4th and you will receive the entire line!

We also have a few giveaways for you to win. More details coming on that this week. Here is a quick picture of some of the things you can win.

Our SALE section grew! Almost everything is on sale right now. We ordered more product at this show than we have in the past and we need the room! Enter code CHA08 during checkout to receive 10% off your entire order - including the new items! Code is valid until 7/31/08.

Many of you enjoy the free tags and journal cards we include in your order from Elle's Studio. Now, you can find some of her most popular items in our store! She just debuted some new tags and stickers - and you can find them here! We also restocked the freebie pile. Everyone will receive a package of tags with their order!

We hope you are as excited about the new products as we are!

And last but not least, its almost the end of the month. Many of you know what that means. Our Design Team has been playing all month long with some of the newer products in the store to share some inspiration with you! You can see all of their amazing projects in the Gallery.

Graphic 45

Another new company. Can't wait to get these papers in!

Scenic Route

We've already posted about their newest line - Sonoma. Well, we got a chance to see this in person. WOW! Double WOW! This is a home run for Scenic Route. The colors and patterns in this line are going to appeal to everyone.

Hint Hint: We do have some samples of this line to give away so stay tuned this week! This line is just starting to ship so you could have this before anyone else!

And a few new chipboard albums.

New Background Papers.

New Chipboard.

PRIMA

Yep, we're still going! Just a few more companies to cover.

Prima - what can we say about Prima except 'amazing'. They managed to impress us yet again with their new paper lines. More goodies to go along with these new lines too.

New felt in 6x6 mats and felt frames. Check out the cool layout using the 6x6 felt matties from their last release! We have these in stock and can't wait to use them now! What a great idea!

New Clear Paintables. What a great over lay these make! They add a lot of dimension to your projects.

And their acrylic albums - they mixed and matched these to make a really cute mini album.

SEI

SEI brought back some classic colors and some different patterns for them. We're used to seeing bold and simple patterns. This time around, they pulled from a different inspiration. Two lines that caught our eye were Oasis and Windsor. They have a Holiday line too - Alpine Frost - but we'll cover that at a later date.

Here are Windsor.

And Oasis.